CANNOT believe anyone could freely make such a statement – when all that was discussed was the truth about slavery. Why is it wrong to call people out on their false equivalence – their hatred and their racism.

It is reminding me of the young men in Rochester who were arrested for waiting for their bus – apparently “someone” (white privilege person?) complained that they were blocking the sidewalk.

I cannot imagine the impacts of “living while black” in a majority white country – I cannot imagine having to listen to white trash insult and belittle you day in day out – and not retaliate.

So the media talk about how our POTUS was booed at the Maryland-Oregon St. basketball game. Well this booing of Palin was a first class booing, on a scale of one to ten, it’s a 20. They really booed Palin.

He is friends with Phil Griffin. That is all that is necessary apparently to get your way at MSNBC. Truth be told Matthews is big friends with him as well. This is why both of them get away with the things they do at that station.

You can call (212) 664-6605 to leave a voicemail. Not sure what good it will do, but I had to get my anger off my chest. I didn’t watch Martin when he made the comment about Palin so I’m very shocked that it has come to this. Martin will be greatly missed.

I think you’re right, Japa. The best response to something like this is to help make all msnbc ratings sink into oblivion. If the station’s owner’s want to keep spending money on people who talk to themselves, that’s their business. Nobody, but nobody should turn them on–ever.

well I guess I haven’t been keeping up so well- I take it they fired him for that Palin crap?? So effing stupid, that woman has offended damn near everyone in this country.. and the majority of media ‘personalities’ have gone out of their way to offend both POTUS & FLOTUS- yet they all still have their jobs?? Upside down bs.

That’s because rather than report on what President Obama said or did, the MSM would rather tell what his antagonists say about what he said or did. The Chuck Todd’s and his ilk have no integrity — journalistic or otherwise. Just show them the money.

The ONLY thing I watch live is sports. And even that, when it’s my beloved Chelsea, I usually tape due to the hours that its games are on. Networks are dinosaurs, and won’t survive much longer into the digital age.

:-) I have a feeling Alex will be getting a touch involved from here on in, seems to me the players have no fear of Moyes so they’re not playing for him. The fact that the team has no midfield doesn’t help either, mind.

Wise approach, LL. As you know, it’s now more than two decades since I watched any broadcast/cable stuff. If folk didn’t post clips from Lawrence, etc., here and the few other blogs I follow, I’d have zero knowledge of what any of those folk have to say. Twitter and primary sources (speeches, lectures, data, etc) are more than adequate to know what is happening in the world.

I am with you Bob! The media’s (and especially the 24-7 T.V. cable news) despicable cheer-leading for the illegal invasion of Iraq completely turned me off. I came back briefly during the 2008 election, but after the media turned against President Obama, almost from day one of his presidency, I decided that I didn’t need them. I still read some print media though many also piss off.

“The Obama team has won the first round on the six-month agreement with Iran by a knockout. The phony, misleading, and dishonest arguments against the pact just didn’t hold up to the reality of the text. As night follows day, the mob of opponents didn’t consider surrender, not for a second. Instead, they trained their media howitzers on the future, the next and more permanent agreement, you know, the one that has yet to be negotiated.

The Saudis lost most gracefully. They simply said this step has been taken and they’ll see about the next one. The Israelis lost most tendentiously. Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu called the interim arrangement “a historic mistake.” His minions went further to say that, in retaliation, Israel might well just trash the ongoing private negotiations with the Palestinians, probably the last chance for a treaty in Obama’s tenure…….”

I am sick about this—-Bashir was the only worthwhile day time program. He was fearless. I can’t believe the unfairness of this firing. Every day on Morning Junk they allow every rt. wing nut to lie and spew false accusations about PBO and Joe just pulls false notions out of his butt and cuts anyone off who dares to disagree. And all his hangers on there just chuckle as Morning MEEKA makes faces. MSNBC has featured Donald Trump and Joe Walsh and Ron Fournier and every Bush administration official and numerous tea party nuts, all allowed to talk impeachment and birther nonsense and comparisons to Hitler etc. etc. etc. about the President of the United States. But Bashir cannot report a truth about nobody Sarah Palin without getting fired??? This is an outrage. Sickening.

Indeed dotster, very sickening. In addition to all those you mentioned, MSNBC has allowed certain Libertarians who have called the President a “murderer” to be featured on their shows – with little to no push-back from the hosts or the network. And this is supposed to the the “liberal” network?!?!?

There is going to come a point at which we the people are going to have to expand our activism to beyond Twitter and blogs, and take to the streets, stage a mass boycotting of cable news (e.g., unsubscribe to TV or block certain channels) and refuse to buy certain print media or visit their websites.

I also notice that Google is becoming increasingly right-skewed in terms of the content and political slant of the articles that come up in my searches. This is something we need to watch out for and be prepared to push back on as well.

“First dogs Bo and Sunny feature prominently into the aesthetic. The dogs make an appearance scampering across the official 3D White House Christmas card and can be spotted standing in front of the famous gingerbread White House. The gingerbread house took several weeks to create, weighs 300 pounds, and boasts a working fountain. The first dogs also delighted small children when they made an appearance in the fur Wednesday, as Mrs. Obama welcomed Gold Star families to a Christmas celebration. The children, who have each lost a family member who served in war, made holiday crafts with the first lady and enjoyed iced sugar cookies.

In the hubbub, one small girl took a tumble as she was greeted by the Obamas’ exuberant new puppy, Sunny. The dog jumped up to meet the girl, Ashtyn Gardner of Mobile, Alabama, who stepped back and tripped. Ashtyn, whose parents both serve in the Navy, seemed undaunted and got up to chat with the First Lady, and later walked around proudly carrying a red paper rose. As Mrs. Obama left, the girl gave her a hug and waved an enthusiastic goodbye.”

When Martin Bashir asked for time off after the *apology*, I’m sure he took this time for serious reflection. His reflection probably included thoughts about the double standards. But even more, his reflections probably included thoughts about the profit to him at the risk of losing his soul.

At some point or other, there has been angst about the guests on shows with hosts that we typically like. We’ve also had fits about some of the perceived traitorous comments that same hosts have made. When this occurs, I sometimes ask myself how much say some of these hosts really have as to who is invited as guests and even the direction of the topics discussed.

As much as I would like Joy Reid to have her own show, I would rather she remain a contributor and continue to be free to express her opinions, rather than have a show if it means she will have to submit to the whims and dictates of right-wing corporate owners.

And remember Keith O. One of his running schticks on his show—before he was allowed free rein towards the end—was about how much he hated all the fluff his producers made him cover. The days of Dan Rather deciding what went on the evening’s broadcast are long over.

The GOPers refuse to talk of their scandals – but a word out of place from the left and we have resignations, court cases, firing etc etc

When Mark Sanford was elected to congress – after leaving his state to chase after a woman – after declaring years before he would never serve more than 3 terms – I lost any remaining vestige of belief in the media. If he had been a democrat – the media would have pulverized him – he could not have won a primary – let alone an election.

Even with the increases in average federal tax rates in 2010, the average rate for each income group was below the rate that prevailed for that group in the 1990s and most of the 2000s (see the figure below). For most income groups, average federal tax rates in 2010 were near the lowest rates for the 1979–2010 period. The exception was households in the top 1 percent, whose average federal tax rate in 2010 was significantly above its low in the mid-1980s.

Horrible news about Martin Bashir. Does Phil Griffin have an immediate superior? Complaints need to be made about Phil Griffin – his double standards (okay to be offensive if you are a friend of mine) and general mismanagement of the programming.

The voicemail box of Phil Griffin’s direct line “does not have enough space available” so you can’t even leave a message. No one is answering the phone either. Why do I think this is not really the case, but the mailbox and voicemail msg have been manipulated on purpose to prevent folks from calling about the firing of Bashir?